Mongabay India https://india.mongabay.com/list/dams/ India's environmental science and conservation news Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:03:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Protests over dam heat up as crackdown on activists continues https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/protests-over-dam-heat-up-as-crackdown-on-activists-continues/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/protests-over-dam-heat-up-as-crackdown-on-activists-continues/?noamp=mobile#respond 05 Oct 2026 17:45:48 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=41375 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/protests-over-dam-heat-up-as-crackdown-on-activists-continues/feed/ 0 Unclear records leave villages in limbo over irrigation project displacement https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/polavarams-missing-map-leaves-villages-in-limbo/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/polavarams-missing-map-leaves-villages-in-limbo/?noamp=mobile#respond 02 Oct 2026 12:04:56 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=41333 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/polavarams-missing-map-leaves-villages-in-limbo/feed/ 0 Indus Waters Treaty needs modernisation, experts say amid deadlock https://india.mongabay.com/2026/09/indus-water-treaty-needs-modernisation-experts-say-amid-deadlock/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/09/indus-water-treaty-needs-modernisation-experts-say-amid-deadlock/?noamp=mobile#respond 17 Sep 2026 17:45:59 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=40983 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/09/indus-water-treaty-needs-modernisation-experts-say-amid-deadlock/feed/ 0 Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test https://india.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-flood-disaster-puts-its-hydropower-first-strategy-exports-to-the-test/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-flood-disaster-puts-its-hydropower-first-strategy-exports-to-the-test/?noamp=mobile#respond 10 Sep 2026 15:00:58 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=40837 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-flood-disaster-puts-its-hydropower-first-strategy-exports-to-the-test/feed/ 0 After decades of drought-proofing, farms still depend on rain https://india.mongabay.com/2026/08/after-decades-of-drought-proofing-farms-still-depend-on-rain/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/08/after-decades-of-drought-proofing-farms-still-depend-on-rain/?noamp=mobile#respond 06 Aug 2026 13:55:07 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=39920 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/08/after-decades-of-drought-proofing-farms-still-depend-on-rain/feed/ 0 Major mugger habitats lie outside protected areas https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/study-finds-major-mugger-habitats-lie-outside-protected-areas/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/study-finds-major-mugger-habitats-lie-outside-protected-areas/?noamp=mobile#respond 06 Jul 2026 13:11:29 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=39004 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/study-finds-major-mugger-habitats-lie-outside-protected-areas/feed/ 0 Eastern Himalayan hydropower risks locking in climate maladaptation [Commentary] https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/eastern-himalayan-hydropower-risks-locking-in-climate-maladaptation-commentary/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/eastern-himalayan-hydropower-risks-locking-in-climate-maladaptation-commentary/?noamp=mobile#respond 11 Feb 2026 16:37:24 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=36822 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/eastern-himalayan-hydropower-risks-locking-in-climate-maladaptation-commentary/feed/ 0 July rainfall worsened August floods in Punjab in 2023, says study https://india.mongabay.com/2026/01/july-rainfall-worsened-august-floods-in-punjab-in-2023-says-study/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/01/july-rainfall-worsened-august-floods-in-punjab-in-2023-says-study/?noamp=mobile#respond 30 Jan 2026 16:18:10 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=36668 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/01/july-rainfall-worsened-august-floods-in-punjab-in-2023-says-study/feed/ 0 The plot twists about a river’s politics [Book Review] https://india.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-plot-twists-about-a-rivers-politics-book-review/ https://india.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-plot-twists-about-a-rivers-politics-book-review/?noamp=mobile#respond 13 Nov 2025 17:07:09 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=35558 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-plot-twists-about-a-rivers-politics-book-review/feed/ 0 Lives, homes and crops lost as Punjab faces the worst flood in decades https://india.mongabay.com/2025/09/lives-homes-and-crops-lost-as-punjab-faces-the-worst-flood-in-decades/ https://india.mongabay.com/2025/09/lives-homes-and-crops-lost-as-punjab-faces-the-worst-flood-in-decades/?noamp=mobile#respond 09 Sep 2025 17:44:43 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=34523 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2025/09/lives-homes-and-crops-lost-as-punjab-faces-the-worst-flood-in-decades/feed/ 0 A fascinating book on India’s rivers and their travails [Book Review] https://india.mongabay.com/2025/06/a-fascinating-book-on-indias-rivers-and-their-travails-book-review/ https://india.mongabay.com/2025/06/a-fascinating-book-on-indias-rivers-and-their-travails-book-review/?noamp=mobile#respond 18 Jun 2025 17:23:34 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=33215 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2025/06/a-fascinating-book-on-indias-rivers-and-their-travails-book-review/feed/ 0 Caught between a dam and a hard place https://india.mongabay.com/2025/04/caught-between-a-dam-and-a-hard-place/ https://india.mongabay.com/2025/04/caught-between-a-dam-and-a-hard-place/?noamp=mobile#respond 18 Apr 2025 15:00:14 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=32211 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2025/04/caught-between-a-dam-and-a-hard-place/feed/ 0 Political stir follows expert panel’s approval to rebuild Teesta dam in Sikkim https://india.mongabay.com/2025/02/political-stir-follows-expert-panels-approval-to-rebuild-teesta-dam-in-sikkim/ https://india.mongabay.com/2025/02/political-stir-follows-expert-panels-approval-to-rebuild-teesta-dam-in-sikkim/?noamp=mobile#respond 06 Feb 2025 14:44:02 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=31375 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2025/02/political-stir-follows-expert-panels-approval-to-rebuild-teesta-dam-in-sikkim/feed/ 0 Gharial conservation should extend to unprotected rivers https://india.mongabay.com/2024/02/gharial-conservation-should-extend-to-unprotected-rivers/ https://india.mongabay.com/2024/02/gharial-conservation-should-extend-to-unprotected-rivers/?noamp=mobile#respond 21 Feb 2024 14:04:15 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=26590 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2024/02/gharial-conservation-should-extend-to-unprotected-rivers/feed/ 0 Glacial lake outburst floods are a growing threat to hydropower plants https://india.mongabay.com/2023/10/glacial-lake-outburst-floods-are-a-growing-threat-to-hydropower-plants/ https://india.mongabay.com/2023/10/glacial-lake-outburst-floods-are-a-growing-threat-to-hydropower-plants/?noamp=mobile#respond 13 Oct 2023 15:12:40 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=24881 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2023/10/glacial-lake-outburst-floods-are-a-growing-threat-to-hydropower-plants/feed/ 0 Dams are a necessary evil across the world, but can we manage their consequences? https://india.mongabay.com/2022/06/dams-are-a-necessary-evil-across-the-world-but-can-we-manage-their-consequences/ https://india.mongabay.com/2022/06/dams-are-a-necessary-evil-across-the-world-but-can-we-manage-their-consequences/?noamp=mobile#respond 03 Jun 2022 13:43:54 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=18550 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2022/06/dams-are-a-necessary-evil-across-the-world-but-can-we-manage-their-consequences/feed/ 0 As Lohari village is submerged for a dam, homes, farms and memories are drowned https://india.mongabay.com/2022/05/as-lohari-village-is-submerged-for-a-dam-homes-farms-and-memories-are-drowned/ https://india.mongabay.com/2022/05/as-lohari-village-is-submerged-for-a-dam-homes-farms-and-memories-are-drowned/?noamp=mobile#respond 10 May 2022 11:34:46 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=18189 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2022/05/as-lohari-village-is-submerged-for-a-dam-homes-farms-and-memories-are-drowned/feed/ 0 Debate over Mullaperiyar dam’s safety continues with opposing views in Kerala and Tamil Nadu https://india.mongabay.com/2022/02/debate-over-mullaperiyar-dams-safety-continues-with-opposing-views-in-kerala-and-tamil-nadu/ https://india.mongabay.com/2022/02/debate-over-mullaperiyar-dams-safety-continues-with-opposing-views-in-kerala-and-tamil-nadu/?noamp=mobile#respond 09 Feb 2022 10:00:47 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=17020 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2022/02/debate-over-mullaperiyar-dams-safety-continues-with-opposing-views-in-kerala-and-tamil-nadu/feed/ 0 Sustainability of Brahmaputra basin needs transboundary cooperation https://india.mongabay.com/2021/06/sustainability-of-brahmaputra-basin-needs-transboundary-cooperation/ https://india.mongabay.com/2021/06/sustainability-of-brahmaputra-basin-needs-transboundary-cooperation/?noamp=mobile#respond 08 Jun 2021 11:16:48 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=14444 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2021/06/sustainability-of-brahmaputra-basin-needs-transboundary-cooperation/feed/ 0 [Commentary] Wildlife in Tillari valley at risk from land-use change https://india.mongabay.com/2021/05/commentary-wildlife-in-tillari-valley-at-risk-from-land-use-change/ https://india.mongabay.com/2021/05/commentary-wildlife-in-tillari-valley-at-risk-from-land-use-change/?noamp=mobile#respond 31 May 2021 12:57:37 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=14342 Mongabay]]> 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